Young Blood, Old Souls

"**Young Blood, Old Souls**"
"Young Blood, Old Souls"
The Owl House episode
	Title card of the episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 19
Directed by	Stephen Sandoval
Story by	Zach Marcus; Molly Ostertag ; John Bailey Owen; Dana Terrace ; Rachel Vine
Teleplay by	Dana Terrace; Rachel Vine
Production code	450H-121
Original air date	August 29, 2020
Running time	22 minutes
Guest appearances
	Mela Lee as Kikimora; Bumper Robinson as Principal Bump; Matthew Rhys as Emperor Belos;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Agony of a Witch"	Next →; "Separate Tides"
	List of episodes

Last updated June 21, 2024

"Young Blood, Old Souls" is the nineteenth episode and season finale of the first season of the American animated television series The Owl House , and the 19th episode overall. The episode was directed by Stephen Sandoval, and the teleplay was written by Dana Terrace and Rachel Vine, from a story by Zach Marcus, Molly Ostertag, John Bailey Owen, Dana Terrace and Rachel Vine.^[1]

Plot

Continuing from "Agony of a Witch", Luz Noceda prepares herself to rescue Eda, with King joining her. King explains how magic was once wild, until a mysterious witch named Belos arrived, claiming that he could "speak to the island". Belos established the coven system, resulting in him becoming the most powerful witch, and eventually becoming Emperor of the Boiling Isles. Under Belos' rule, witches who do not choose a coven are punished with petrification. Lilith brings her sister, Eda, to Belos in hopes that he will remove her curse. He instead orders Eda to be petrified, and for Lilith to destroy Eda's palisman, Owlbert.

Luz and King purposefully get caught committing a crime to get into the Conformatorium, where Eda is being held. Luz finds Eda and manages to speak to her in her monster form. Eda tells Luz that Belos wants the portal to the human world and that she needs to return home and destroy it. As Eda is taken away, Luz fights with Lilith, and they both pass through the portal to the human world. Lilith admits that cursing Eda was a mistake (she thought the curse would only last a day), as she wanted to get into the Emperor's Coven, but that Eda was willing to give it up for her. After returning Owlbert to Luz unharmed as a sign of trust, they return to the Boiling Isles together to rescue Eda.

Lilith plans to stay in the Emperor's Coven to spy on Belos, but she and King are captured, leaving Luz to confront Belos alone. Meanwhile, Willow and Gus rally the people in cheering for Eda's release. Luz, overpowered by Belos, is given the choice of giving up the portal to the human world (Belos claiming he has no intentions of world domination, instead of wanting it for another purpose), or having Eda suffer. Luz gives up the portal, but burns it upon leaving. Luz manages to rescue Eda, King, and Lilith, while Belos informs the citizens that Eda will be spared. After escaping, Lilith uses her magic to share Eda's curse, resulting in Eda returning to normal, but both her and Lilith's magic are weakened.

Later, Luz makes a video message for her mother, promising that she will find a way back home. Meanwhile, Belos sends a masked figure to spy on the residents of the Owl House while using the remains of the portal to construct another one, saying it will be needed for an event called the "Day of Unity".

Production

Writing

The first letters of the episode titles for season one spell out "A WITCH LOSES A TRUE WAY", this episode being the "Y." It was revealed in this episode to be in reference to Luz losing her one "true way" home when she destroys the portal.^[4]

Casting

Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, and Alex Hirsch star as the voices of Luz Noceda, Edalyn "Eda" Clawthorne, and King respectively. Guest stars in the episode include Issac Ryan Brown as the voice of Augustus "Gus" Porter, Tati Gabrielle as the voice of Willow Park, Cissy Jones as the voice of Lilith Clawthorne, Mela Lee as the voice of Kikimora, Bumper Robinson as the voice of Hieronymus Bump, and Matthew Rhys as the voice of Emperor Belos, all recurring roles returning from previous episodes in the season.^[5]

Additional voices included Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Chapman, Arin Hanson, Abigail Zoe Lewis, Shannon McKain, Natalie Palamides, Lily Sanfelippo, Roger Craig Smith, Fred Tatasciore and Gary Anthony Williams.

Design

End credits sequence

This episode featured an update to the end credits sequence with Eda's gem and left eye having changed color, matching her appearance in this episode after Lilith shared Eda's curse.^[6]

Release

"Young Blood, Old Souls" was first released on DisneyNow and video on demand on August 29, 2020 and first aired later that same day on Disney Channel.^[5]

Reception

The A.V. Club's Kevin Johnson gave the episode a "B", stating the episode was an "enjoyable, tense, and intriguing finale" which also "inadvertently exposes the overall flaws" of the show. One such flaw Johnson felt was highlighted in this episode was the show's consistency with its depiction of magic, contrasting it to shows like Steven Universe and Gravity Falls which "really put in the work to make details cohere so that the overall world and premise stand out" while "The Owl House just feels shaky and broad". He did however praise the animation and art direction, stating that "the episode (and the show as a whole) really can bring some visceral power within the frame".^[7] Bubbleblabber's David Kaldor gave the episode a "5/10", stating that "aside from competently serving that purpose as a finale" he didn't have "many positive things to say about it".^[4]

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References

↑ Terrace, Dana [@danaterrace] (August 24, 2020). "Can't believe we've reached the end. Can't believe it's just the beginning. #TheOwlHouse Season 1 Finale: YOUNG BLOOD OLD SOULS! 🦉 🔥 🏰 Directed by @ArtOfSSandoval! Written by @rachelvine and me! THIS SATURDAY 8:45PM Disney Channel" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020– via Twitter.
↑ Terrace, Dana [@danaterrace] (August 28, 2020). "Drops at midnight tonight on DisneyNow and VOD or tune in live on the Disney channel at 8:45pm" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020– via Twitter.
↑ Thakur, Nishant Singh (August 31, 2020). "Disney's The Owl House Season 2: Renewal, Release Date, Cast, Backstory, Plot, And Episode Count". Bullet News. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
1 2 Kaldor, David (August 30, 2020). "Review: The Owl House "Young Blood, Old Souls"". Bubbleblabber. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
1 2 Natalicchio, Marisa (August 26, 2020). "THE OWL HOUSE – "Young Blood, Old Souls" With Matthew Rhys". BSC Kids. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
↑ @DarthBelos (August 29, 2020). "Lilith gets redeem and now she and Eda shared the same curse with a simple spell and the Emperor seems to have human technology and this character looks almost similar to hootie and eda and Lilith have 2 different eye color" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020– via Twitter.
↑ Johnson, Kevin (August 29, 2020). "A strong The Owl House finale nevertheless exposes flaws that no magic can cover up". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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[1] Terrace, Dana [@danaterrace] (August 24, 2020). "Can't believe we've reached the end. Can't believe it's just the beginning. #TheOwlHouse Season 1 Finale: YOUNG BLOOD OLD SOULS! 🦉 🔥 🏰 Directed by @ArtOfSSandoval! Written by @rachelvine and me! THIS SATURDAY 8:45PM Disney Channel" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020– via Twitter.

[2] Terrace, Dana [@danaterrace] (August 28, 2020). "Drops at midnight tonight on DisneyNow and VOD or tune in live on the Disney channel at 8:45pm" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020– via Twitter.

[3] Thakur, Nishant Singh (August 31, 2020). "Disney's The Owl House Season 2: Renewal, Release Date, Cast, Backstory, Plot, And Episode Count". Bullet News. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

[Bubbleblabber-4] 1 2 Kaldor, David (August 30, 2020). "Review: The Owl House "Young Blood, Old Souls"". Bubbleblabber. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[bsckids-5] 1 2 Natalicchio, Marisa (August 26, 2020). "THE OWL HOUSE – "Young Blood, Old Souls" With Matthew Rhys". BSC Kids. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[6] @DarthBelos (August 29, 2020). "Lilith gets redeem and now she and Eda shared the same curse with a simple spell and the Emperor seems to have human technology and this character looks almost similar to hootie and eda and Lilith have 2 different eye color" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020– via Twitter.

[7] Johnson, Kevin (August 29, 2020). "A strong The Owl House finale nevertheless exposes flaws that no magic can cover up". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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